Denver Public Library Western History/Genealogy Digital Collections

- Abel D. Breed ca. 1875
- $1,000 and tons of ore had been blocked out as a reserve. That year, Breed sold the mine to a group of investors from Holland for about $3 million with a cash down payment of $1.5 million. The mine is probably most famous for producing the silver...
- Capitalists and financiers--1870-1880.; Silver coffeepots--1870-1880.; Silver mining--Colorado--Caribou--1870-1880.; Breed, Abel D.
- [between 1935 and 1950?]
- Traction M E R & T #1155 War Bonds Car approaching rear of terminal
- Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company streetcar #4 is surrounded by businesses in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; signs read: "Electric," "Hotel Antlers," "Modern Fireproof Rooms," "Rates $1.00 and $2.00," and "Recreation Bar 16 Bowling Alleys...
- Milwaukee Electric Railway and Transport Company--1940-1960.; Milwaukee (Wis.)--1940-1950.; Street railroads--Wisconsin--Milwaukee--1940-1950.
- August, 1945
- Spar City
- View of either the hotel or sporting house in Spar City (Lime Creek, Fisher City), Mineral County, Colorado, an abandoned two-story hewn log building with front gable and balcony.
- Spar City (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Abandoned buildings--Colorado--Spar City--1960-1970.
- 1960
- Cars on street
- View of automobiles on Welton Street in Denver, Colorado. Background signs read: "Rock Island Lines, Route of the Rockets," "Hotel Denver, 80 Outside Rooms, $1.00 to $3.00, Thoroughly Modern, Permanent and Transient."
- Denver (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Business districts--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1940-1950.
- 1948
- Miss Robertson's scholars at the Mission School at Mus-ko-gee Indian Territory
- Group portrait of Native American (Creek) students, Muskogee Indian Territory, Mission School, Oklahoma. The girls of various ages wear Euro-American style dresses and hairstyles.
- Creek Nation--1880-1890.; Creek Indians--Children--Oklahoma--1880-1890.; Indians of North America--Oklahoma--1880-1890.; School children--Oklahoma--1880-1890.
- [1888]
- Billboard for the Pierce Hotel
- View of a billboard in Denver, Colorado. The billboard has a frame that consists of two oversized newel posts with newel caps, and a cornice across the top with a small pediment with letters that read: "Alden Sign Co." The bottom of the sign...
- Alden Sign Co.--Products--1920-1930.; Pierce Hotel (Denver, Colo.)--Public relations--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Billboards.; Hotels.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- San Francisco, Cal.
- View of an industrial area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. An iron arch over the road reads: "Southfield & New Wellington Coal." Ships are moored at docks nearby. Signs on commercial buildings and hotels in the area...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Commercial streets--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Piers & wharves--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Ships--California--San...
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- San Francisco
- View of an industrial and manufacturing area, possibly the China Basin district of San Francisco, California. Men walk on sidewalks, and horses pull wagons and carriages in the street. Smoke pours from chimneys over the densely packed brick...
- San Francisco (Calif.)--1900-1910.; Business districts--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Cities & towns--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.; Industrial facilities--California--San Francisco--1900-1910.
- [between 1900 and 1910?]
- Continental Oil building and Chevrolet sign
- View, from Broadway and 18th (Eighteenth) Street, of the Continental Oil building at 17th (Seventeenth) Street and Glenarm Place in Denver, Colorado. Automobiles line the street near Trinity Methodist Church. Signs read: "Conoco Products",...
- Continental Oil Company--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Billboards--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Petroleum...
- [between 1925 and 1930]
- Pueblo, Colorado - Union Avenue, Bartel, 9000, 10/94
- View of a decorative brick building along Union Avenue, Pueblo, Colorado. Signs read: "Bloch Brothers, West Virginia, Mailpouch Tobacco, Chew," "Barnett & Franklin, California Wine House, 118 Union Ave.," "Star Lodging House, 25 [cents], single...
- Pueblo (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.; Streets--Colorado--Pueblo--1890-1900.
- [between 1890 and 1900]
- Bankers Trust Company
- View of Bankers Trust Company, 724 Seventeenth (17th), Denver, Colorado, shows cast bronze doors with flanking lamps and windows with transoms and voussoirs. Signs read: "Saving And Checking Accounts, Complete Trust Service, Municipal And...
- Bankers Trust Company (Denver, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Banks--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [1921]
- Ben Franklin 5-10
- View of the facade of the Ben Franklin 5-10 store on Main Street in Buena Vista (Chaffee County), Colorado. The brick storefront has a sign that reads: "5-10 Ben Franklin 5-10." The door has a closed sign in the window. In the windows at each end...
- Ben Franklin Store (Buena Vista, Colo.)--1990-2000.; Buena Vista (Colo.)--1990-2000.; Variety stores.; Ben Franklin Store (Buena Vista, Colo.)--Pictorial works.; Variety stores--Colorado--Buena Vista--Pictorial works.; Buena Vista...
- 1995
- Last Chance Mine, Creede, Colo.
- View of the shaft house of the Last Chance Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado. Light snow covers the ground.
- Creede (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Last Chance Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Mine buildings--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Creede--1890-1900.
- 1893 March
- Main St. looking East
- Boys wear knickers, jackets, ties and caps, and stand near a dog on Main Street in Canon City (Fremont County), Colorado. A boy holds a hoop and a stick. Brick and stone commercial buildings have flat roofs or decorative pediments with overhanging...
- Canon City (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Boys--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Business districts--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Canon City--1890-1900.
- 1896 April 3
- State Garage building
- Cars are parked in front of a three-story brick commercial building at the corner of 13th (Thirteenth) Avenue and Lincoln Street in Denver, Colorado. A man leans against a car in a garage entrance near signs that read: "State Garage, Quaker State...
- State Garage (Denver, Colo.)--Buildings--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Automobile service stations--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Automobiles--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Tobacco shop
- Men pose in a tobacco store in Denver, Colorado. They stand near wood and glass cases with displays of cigars. Portraits and magazine displays are on the walls. Advertisements read: "Special Today 25 for $1.00" and "Chancellor Cigar."
- Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Tobacco shops--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1915]
- Nevadaville
- View of Nevadaville, Gilpin County, Colorado, includes a few dwellings around a commercial district, the Redman's Lodge, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the school, Pozo Mill, and the Hubert Mine. Continental Divide shows with snow in the...
- Nevadaville (Colo.)--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado
- Exterior view of Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad station, Cripple Creek, Colorado; the two-story wooden frame multi-gabled building has vertical and horizontal siding, overhanging shed or side porch with ornamental brackets, and a second story...
- Cripple Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Railroad stations--Colorado--Cripple Creek--1890-1900.
- [between 1894 and 1900]
- First test hole drilled at top of Pawnee Pass, started in 1926
- In Willard, Logan County, Colorado, people crowd around an oil rig in which they bought $1.00 shares. Cars fill surrounding fields.
- Oil well drilling rigs--Colorado--Willard--1920-1930.; Willard (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Spectators--Colorado--Willard--1920-1930.
- [1927]
- Meeker, Colorado; the old Paradice [sic] mine owned by the Fairfield family
- View shows the Fairfield family, of Meeker (Rio Blanco County), Colorado, and owners of the Paradise mine, on a picnic outing. The men and women are gathered under a trestle with their horse-drawn carriages and dog.
- Meeker (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Carriages & coaches--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Horseback riding--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.; Mining--Colorado--Meeker--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Salt Lake City [i.e. Ogden, Utah]
- View of Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Weber County, Utah; shows pedestrians, automobiles, office buildings, a trolley car, lamp posts, Ben Lomond mountain, and signs: "United Cigar Stores Co.," "Clark's Fashion Shop," "Washington Market," "McIntyre...
- Ogden (Utah)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Utah--Ogden--1920-1930.; Streets--Utah--Ogden--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- View of Main Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah; shows pedestrians, trolley cars, automobiles, Walker Bank Building and signs: "Vandyke Drugs," " Hotel rates $1.00," "Postal Telegraph," and, "Utah Gas & Coke Co."
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.; Streets--Utah--Salt Lake City--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930]
- Ogden, Utah
- View of Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Weber County, Utah; shows pedestrians, automobiles, commercial buildings, trolley cars, lamp posts, and Ben Lomond mountain. Signs read: "United Cigar Stores Co.," "Clark's Fashion Shop," "Washington Market,"...
- Ogden (Utah)--1920-1930.; Business districts--Utah--Ogden--1920-1930.; Streets--Colorado--Ogden--1920-1930.
- 1926
- Equitable building at 17th and Stout was Denver's first high rise when completed in 1892.
- View of the Equitable Building, an Italian Renaissance Revival Style e-shaped structure at 17th (Seventeenth) and Stout Streets, Denver, Colorado. Shows automobiles parked on street and "First National Bank" clock.
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Three women on street
- Three women walk on the sidewalk past The Jewel Rooming House located at 1226 14th (Fourteenth) Street in Denver, Colorado. Signs read: "Lunch Room", "Tailor, Cleaning, Pressing", "Large From $1.50 Per Week, Steam Heat."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Women--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- [between 1920 and 1930?]
- Denver, 1600 Wazee
- View shows a bicycle against a curb, a horse drawn buggy, and the Sheridan House at 1600 Wazee Street, Denver, Colorado. Signs on the building read: "Sheridan House, rooms 50 (cents), 75 (cents), and $1.00 per day," signs: "Paint Shop," "Jackson...
- Sheridan House (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1900.; Denver (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Bicycles & tricycles--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1900-1910.;...
- [1901?]
- Cecil Hernandez of Mastercraft Kitchens
- Cecil Hernandez of Mastercraft Kitchens (on the left) receives the keys, from Charles R. Babb, to a new one million dollar plant for the company. Charles R. Babb is the vice-president of the Montbello Industrial park in northeast Denver, Colorado....
- Mexican Americans--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Montbello (Denver, Colo.)--1960-1970.; Businessmen--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Industrial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; Babb, Charles R.; Hernandez, Cecil.
- 1969
- Murphy's Exchange Larimer Street
- View of Larimer Street, in Denver, Colorado, between 16th (Sixteenth) and 17th (Seventeenth) Streets; shows men posing by stone buildings with signs: "Arcade Cafe," "Liquors Dewey House Single Rooms 20 Cents a Night $1.00 a Week Herbert W. Griffin...
- Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Lodging houses--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Men--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Downtown Denver
- View of Curtis Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows pedestrians, businesses, cars, the Kenyon, Loop, and Hall Hotels, and "Weinberg's Sample Store."
- Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Buildings--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.; Commercial streets--Colorado--Denver--1920-1930.
- 1927 February 2
- Famous Commodore Mine, Creede, Colo.
- Miners pose near horse-drawn mine ore cars and the shafthouse of the Commodore Mine near Creede (Mineral County), Colorado.
- Mine buildings--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.; Mine railroads--Cars--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.; Commodore Mine (Mineral County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Creede (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Horse railroads--Colorado--Creede--1900-1910.;...
- [between 1960 and 1980]
- Mercy Hospital
- Sister Mary Kieran shakes hands with Neil R. Cullen in front of a sign for Mercy Hospital at 1619 Milwaukee Street in the City Park neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Sister Kieran, a nun, is in full habit, and Neil Cullen wears a suit, tie, and...
- Mercy Hospital (Denver, Colo.)--People--1960-1970.; Hospital administrators--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.; City Park (Denver, Colo. : Neighborhood)--1960-1970.; Denver (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Hospitals--Colorado--Denver--1960-1970.;...
- 1966 February
- Mirror Bar, Black Canyon, Colorado River
- A man sits in a boat on the Colorado River near what is identified as "Mirror Bar" in the Black Canyon on the Arizona - Nevada border. A canvas bag is beside the boat on a sandbar. Shows steep rock canyon walls.
- Black Canyon (Ariz. and Nev.); Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Canyons--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Rivers--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Rowboats--Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)--1870-1880.; Sandbars--Colorado...
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Ophir City, Nevada, east canon
- View of log cabins and timber buildings in a canyon at Ophir City (Washoe County), Nevada. Buildings have shingle, straw or hay roofs. A building has stone chimneys, stone walls are between houses. Shows commercial buildings and possibly Murphy...
- Ophir City (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Cities & towns--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Mining--Nevada--Ophir City--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian (U.S.)
- [between 1870 and 1880?]
- Camp Halleck, Nevada
- Close-up view of a U.S. Army fort at Camp Halleck (Elko County), Nevada. Shows a horse-drawn wagon beside a building constructed with vertical logs and a pitched roof. Wooden barrels are on platforms on a roof apex.
- Camp Halleck (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Elko County (Nev.)--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Nevada--Elko County--1870-1880.; Forts & fortifications--Nevada--Elko County--1870-1880.; Plank buildings--Nevada--Elko County--1870-1880.; Geographical Surveys...
- [1871]
- Sioux Commission - Gen. Crook, Gov. Foster, Sen. Warner, all sitting, full length
- Full length portrait of the Sioux Commission of 1889, all seated, wooden railing of front porch in background; left to right: General George Crook holding carved walking stick or cane, Charles Foster of Ohio holding walking stick or cane, and...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890.; Foster, Charles, 1828-1904.; Warner, William, 1840-1916.; United States. Sioux Commission (1889)
- 1889
- Arch at Montrose Gunnison tunnel opening, September 23, 1909 : Uncompahgre project, Colorado
- A large structure with two arch openings was built to celebrate the opening of the Gunnison Tunnel in Montrose, Colorado. It is draped in Americana and has two pictures of President Taft next to the numbers commemorating the date (1909). At the top...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Arches--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.; Streets--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- 1909
- Sioux Commission - Gen. Crook, Gov. Foster, Sen. Warner, all seated, full length
- Sioux Commission of 1889 (left to right) General George Crook, Governor Charles Foster of Ohio, and Senator William Warner of Missouri - all seated, full length; Crook and Foster in straw hats with canes, Warner with felt hat; sent by United States...
- Crook, George, 1829-1890.; Foster, Charles, 1828-1904.; Warner, William, 1840-1916.; United States. Sioux Commission (1889)
- [1889]
- Ready for welcoming Pres. Taft
- Welcome arch on main street of Montrose, Colorado; constructed for President Taft's visit and the grand opening of the Gunnison Irrigation Tunnel. Double arch is decorated with flag bunting, bundles of grain and pumkins; reads: "Welcome, Gunnison...
- Montrose (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Festivals--Colorado--Montrose--1900-1910.
- [between 1970 and 1980]
- Man in front of Wild West Show shop
- A man stands with his hands on his hips in front of the entrance to a shop where "The Wild West Knife" is sold in a camp for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show near Earl's Court in England. Numerous signs hang outside of the shop advertising the knife...
- Wild west shows--1880-1920.; Knives--1890-1900.; Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917.; Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
- [1892?]
- Gano-Downs Clothing Company
- Interior view of the Gano-Downs Clothing Company in the Steele Building at 16th (Sixteenth) and Stout Streets in Denver, Colorado. Shows a display with silk ascots on removable collars, a table with a glass shelf and a sign that reads: "Gano-Downs...
- Gano-Downs Clothing Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1910-1920.; Denver (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Clothing stores--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Interiors--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Merchandise displays--Colorado--Denver--1910-1920.; Neckties--1910-1920.
- [between 1910 and 1920]
- 17th St between Gilpin St and Williams St, Denver
- View of storefronts at 1719 East 17th (Seventeenth) Street in the City Park West Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado; a sign reads: "Green Carpet Shoe Shine Parlor Shoe Repair" and "Shoe Shine $1.00 Cigarettes 65 cents Cold Pop 40 cents Coffee 30...
- City Park West (Denver, Colo.)--1980-1990.; Denver (Colo.)--1980-1990.; Shoe shining--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Storefronts--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.; Stores & shops--Colorado--Denver--1980-1990.
- 1980 March
- Monte Vista Opera House advertisement
- Reproduction of a theater announcement from Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colorado, reads (in part): "The Monte Vista Dramatic Club will present the western drama entitled 'Rio Grande,' at the Broadway, Monte Vista, on Thursday, October...
- Monte Vista (Colo.)--1910-1920.; Opera houses--Colorado--Monte Vista--1910-1920.
- [1912?]
- In rear of the camera
- Shingles and a chimney top this gable-roofed salt-box in Boulder, Colorado. A woman in a white dress is in the open screen door; a sign reads: "Rocky Mountain Views 5 for $1.00." Rectangular frames lean on the clapboard wall under a sash window,...
- Boulder (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Photography stores--Colorado--Boulder--1890-1900.
- [between 1887 and 1895?]
- Ft. Collins, Colo.
- Trolley number 25 of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway passes the rodeo grounds in a residential neighborhood in Fort Collins, Colorado in Larimer County. Signs outside of the fairground read: "Colorado A & M College" and "Colorado A & M College...
- Fort Collins (Colo.)--1940-1960.; Street railroads--Colorado--Fort Collins--1940-1960.; Fort Collins Municipal Railway (Fort Collins, Colo.)
- [between 1947 and 1951]
- Operation at Black Hawk. This man makes $1.50 to $2.50 per day
- View of a hydraulic placer gold mine in Black Hawk, Gilpin County, Colorado; shows a miner, sluices, shaker pans, machinery, and town buildings.
- Mining machinery--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Sluices--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Blackhawk (Colo.)--1880-1900.; Buildings--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Gold mining--Colorado--Blackhawk--1880-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Black...
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Evans Fuel Co.
- View of coal yards near 38th (Thirty-Eighth) Street, in Denver, Colorado; shows a frame false front building with lettering: "The Evans Fuel Co. City of Denver Coal Yard No. 1, Lump Coal $4.15 Per Ton." Railroad tracks and an ore car are by horse...
- Evans Fuel Co. (Denver, Colo.)--1890-1910.; Denver (Colo.)--1890-1910.; Commercial facilities--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.; Fuel--Colorado--Denver--1890-1910.
- [between 1890 and 1910?]
- Gold retorts, 1,370 oz; value $22,500
- View of gold 'sponge' from the Hidden Treasure Mine, in Gilpin County, Colorado.
- Hidden Treasure Mine (Gilpin County, Colo.)--Products--1880-1890.; Gilpin County (Colo.)--1880-1890.; Gold--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.; Mining--Colorado--Gilpin County--1880-1890.
- [between 1880 and 1900?]
- Sterling Memorial Auditorium, Sterling, Colo.
- View of the Art Deco Memorial Auditorium in Sterling, Colorado in Logan County. Architectural features of the linear, masonry building: stepped facade, metal casement windows, chevron molding, and a window spandrel.
- Sterling (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Auditoriums--Colorado--Sterling--1930-1940.; Memorials--Colorado--Sterling--1930-1940.
- 1930
- Yellowstone Falls
- View of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A platform is near steep canyon walls and trees.
- Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Yellowstone River--1870-1880.; Canyons--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.; Expeditions & surveys--Yellowstone National Park--1870-1880.;...
- [1878]
- [Receipt]
- Furniture industry--Colorado--Central City--1860-1870.; Weidman, Jacob.; Furniture industry and trade--Colorado--Central City.; Undertakers and undertaking--Colorado--Central City.; Central City (Colo.)--To 1876.
- 1867